Patents by Inventor Thomas Ritenour

Thomas Ritenour has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 11439891
    Abstract: A ball dispensing device for selectively dispensing and/or replacing pool or billiard balls enables an individual to quickly and repeatedly position balls for taking a shot. The device includes a track on which a number of pool balls are positioned and a dispensing or releasing mechanism disposed adjacent the track. The track feed the balls thereon towards the mechanism, such as under the influence of gravity, and the mechanism enables the balls to be dispensed individually from the track onto the table surface. Depending on the number of balls positioned on the track, the device enables an individual to quickly and readily position each of the balls from the track to quickly take a number of the shots as desired utilizing the balls.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2022
    Inventor: Thomas Ritenour
  • Publication number: 20210086061
    Abstract: A ball dispensing device for selectively dispensing and/or replacing pool or billiard balls enables an individual to quickly and repeatedly position balls for taking a shot. The device includes a track on which a number of pool balls are positioned and a dispensing or releasing mechanism disposed adjacent the track. The track feed the balls thereon towards the mechanism, such as under the influence of gravity, and the mechanism enables the balls to be dispensed individually from the track onto the table surface. Depending on the number of balls positioned on the track, the device enables an individual to quickly and readily position each of the balls from the track to quickly take a number of the shots as desired utilizing the balls.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2020
    Publication date: March 25, 2021
    Inventor: Thomas Ritenour